Minnesota is a state located in the upper Midwestern region of the United States of America, whereas Syria is a country located in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Minnesota and Syria regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Minnesota bigger than Syria?
The total area of Minnesota is 86,935.83 sq mi, and the total area of Syria is 71,500 sq mi. Minnesota is bigger than Syria by 15,435.83 sq mi. Minnesota is around 1.22 times bigger than Syria.
Area of Minnesota: 86,935.83 sq mi ( 225,163 km2 )
Area of Syria: 71,500 sq mi ( 185,180 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Minnesota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 5,707,390.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Syria as of 2020, was estimated to be around 17,500,657.
Here is some more data comparison between Minnesota and Syria.
The capital city of Minnesota is Saint Paul, and the capital city of Syria is Damascus.
Official Languages
Minnesota: English
Syria: Arabic
Demonym(s)
Minnesota: Minnesotan
Syria: Syrian
ISO 3166 Code
Minnesota: US-MN
Syria: SY
Human Development Index
HDI of Minnesota as of 2019: 0.941
HDI of Syria as of 2019: 0.567
Minnesota Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Syria Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Minnesota:
46° 16′ 50.52″ N, 94° 18′ 19.08″ W
Coordinates of Syria:
35° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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